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How To Do It?
Occasionally, before trying to ★★ or ★★★ a base, you may need to prep it so that you will take less damage, or so you will be able to kill it at all. When prepping you will want to get the Base HP down to 76% if you do it perfect. Essentially you are coming just short of a 2 Hour Shield. Most often, you will prep for your snipers to have an easier time, or so that you can rush a base with less damage.
Prepping to Snipe
When Sniping, it is not always possible to kill all the Command Modules you need before targeting the Bridge within the 5 Minute Time Limit, as such you will want to kill a few before going in for the full attack. The most common turrets you will prep are Long Range CMs, but occasionally you may kill a Short Range CM in the way (such as a Sico Missile Turret).
For Example, if you look at the image below you would want to prep from the right side killing the turrets indicated. Then you would come in from the bottom and have a clear shot at killing the Bridge. Most often, you will be able to kill three turrets before a base gets to 75%, but this is far from foolproof. Occasionally bases will only let you kill 2, sometimes 6, if it's rigged you might not be able to prep at all - keep an eye on the Health Bar.
For Example, if you look at the image below you would want to prep from the right side killing the turrets indicated. Then you would come in from the bottom and have a clear shot at killing the Bridge. Most often, you will be able to kill three turrets before a base gets to 75%, but this is far from foolproof. Occasionally bases will only let you kill 2, sometimes 6, if it's rigged you might not be able to prep at all - keep an eye on the Health Bar.
One of the most common mistakes made from beginner snipers is that they will often prep from the wrong side. Take the image below, your first reaction would be to snipe the turrets directly bottom (where the red arrows are pointing). However, if you do that then you'll simply have the sides kill you when you go for the Final Attack (such as the kinetic highlighted in orange), or you may have to divert time towards killing them in a difficult snipe. If you come in from the right side and prep turrets towards the red then you can come in from an angle there and kill the bridge without getting in range of anything.
Prepping to Blitz
Occasionally, you will also want to prep a base in order for a rush fleet to come through. In this instance you will want to kill as many CMs as you can that classify as Short Range Turrets, for more in-depth information on which those are see the Base Weapon Information page. By killing those turrets you ensure that your rushing fleet will take far less damage, and may be able to even ★★★ the base which can be crucial at higher medal brackets.
Page Last Updated: January 27, 2017
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